Pulmonary Coccidioides nodule in a Swiss patient with chronic lymphatic leukaemia.
The dimorphic fungus Coccidioides immitis, causative agent of coccidioidomycosis, is endemic in semi-arid regions of the Americas. The disease is rarely encountered in Europe. We describe the case of a 61-year-old Swiss patient with chronic lymphatic leukaemia who was eventually diagnosed with an initially unnoticed pulmonary coccidioidomycosis.
Hombach
Michael
M
Department of Medical Microbiology, Center for Laboratory Medicine, Kantonsspital Luzern, 6000 Luzern, Switzerland.
Stulz
Peter
P
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kantonsspital Luzern, 6000 Luzern, Switzerland.
Arnold
Walter
W
Department of Pathology, Kantonsspital Luzern, 6000 Luzern, Switzerland.
Pfyffer
Gaby E
GE
Department of Medical Microbiology, Center for Laboratory Medicine, Kantonsspital Luzern, 6000 Luzern, Switzerland.
D003047:Coccidioidomycosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000150:complications*; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged